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Good Samaritans Out in Force Among Stranded Motorists in Record U.S. Snowstorm
With snow totals of anywhere from one to two feet falling across nine midwestern states along with brutalizing winds, the February snowstorm of 2011...
Thriving Coral Reefs Discovered in Puerto Rico
With the overall health of Puerto Rico's shallow coral reefs in decline, the recent discovery of abundant reef fish farther out brings hope that...
UK Charitable Giving is on the Rise Despite Hard Times
Donations made by the UK public to charity rose by £400 million last year to a total of £10.6 billion, says a report published...
Artisans Reincarnating a Felled Champion Elm Tree
A massive elm tree, 217 years old and the largest left in New England, finally succumbed to Dutch elm disease and had to be...
Mighty American Chestnut Tree Poised for Comeback Thanks to New Science
It is now more than a century since the American chestnut tree - once 4 billion strong and towering over East Coast forests -...
Biloxi Church Was Beacon of Hope During Storm, and Feeding People After Katrina
The Rev. Kenneth Haynes knelt in prayer in the baptismal pool inside Main St. Missionary Baptist Church as Hurricane Katrina started to rip apart...
Hero Saved 30 Neighbors From Brutality in Kyrgyz-Uzbek Conflict
There were many horror stories coming out of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek conflict this summer, but at least one hero emerged, who risked his life to...
Come Swimming, Fishing in the Gulf, Says First Family
Last month, First Lady Michelle Obama told residents of Florida that she was bringing her family on a summer vacation to Maine. They suggested,...
Pit Bulls Saves Chihuahua from Coyote Attack
In Colorado Saturday, a coyote grabbed a Chihuahua from the pet's own back yard and would have gotten away carrying the small dog in...
Seeds of Peace Camp: Sowing Tolerance Among Former Foes
While governments can do important work to promote it, peace, tolerance and understanding come mostly from people. That's why the South Asian Seeds of...
Homeless Man Rescues Dog Dumped in 6-Foot Oil Pit
It was a call Sheila Zachar won't soon forget. Her friend, James Beavers, a homeless veteran living at an abandoned car wash in East...
Study Finds Scientific Basis for Acupuncture Benefit
Scientists have taken another important step toward understanding just how sticking needles into the body can ease pain. In a paper published Sunday...
Good News for World Forests: Deforestation Slows in Last Decade
The Earth lost fewer trees in the last decade as global deforestation over the past ten years fell by more than 18 percent,...
Oregon Truck Driver Named Highway Hero of the Year
An Oregon truck driver who helped save the lives of three people involved in a fiery traffic accident, including a driver who was trapped...
Help for Storm Battered Sioux Tribe Pours in After Keith Olbermann Plea
Members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe were overwhelmed by the humanitarian response from viewers of an MSNBC-TV news program after a dangerous snow...
Google Will Mail Free Holiday Cards For You
Every year around this time people start thinking about the annual holiday email they send to friends and family members and co-workers. But there...
US to Lift Ban on HIV-Positive Travelers
Today is World AIDS Day, and I just found this good news item about the US dropping its travel ban on people with...
Nascar Owner Gives a Mom a Car to Transport Son for Treatment
Kim Yacobucci no longer has to turn the car ignition on a weekly basis and "pray" that she will be able to go...
Harvard Man Becomes Mayor of Ghost Town on Mission of Revival
A Harvard-educated man who moved to Braddock, Pa. in 2001 to work on an AmeriCorps project and ended up running for mayor four years...
Mine-free Farms for First Time Since 1974 in Guinea-Bissau
For 35 years, hundreds of villagers living in northern Guinea-Bissau have been too scared to cultivate the land around their villages for fear of...